If there was one thing of value to come out of the shameful chaos of Wednesday’s attack on the U.S. Capitol, it’s that the horrific events made plain the powerful ideological and theological currents of American politics that often stay just under the surface.
Southern Baptists experienced little antagonism during their annual convention in Houston last week — a phenomenon that surprised some and delighted most SBC officials and messengers. There were plenty of opportunities for controversy. But none of that happened, and there were different theories as to
When I was a kid, my father set up a small basketball court in our backyard just off the alley running behind our little house. He “planted” a pole, secured a backboard brace, constructed a rectangular backboard from wood and, of
Ministry to "the least of these my brothers" as Jesus instructs? For some it's salvation by works, but others see no contradiction.
Advent is a season of anticipation. The people of God had long anticipated the coming of the Messiah. When he came in the form of a baby in Bethlehem and
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) – Many Christians have fled Syria as a result of public demonstrations and violent government crackdowns in the Middle Eastern country over the past several months, officials of the Baptist World Alliance reported Sept. 14.
ATLANTA (ABP) – Dallas, Denver, Oklahoma City, San Antonio, Seattle, St. Louis and Washington, D.C., have all been nailed down for satellite downloads of a Nov. 17-19 New Baptist Covenant II anchored in Atlanta.
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (ABP) – Three weeks after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and massive tsunami hit northeast Japan, transportation had opened up to allow some aid to flow into affected areas but gasoline shortages and fear of radiation from a damaged nuclear power plant were
OAKLAND, Calif. (ABP) -- A Baptist church noted for its internationally acclaimed HIV/AIDS ministry is taking a festive approach to a somber occasion -- World AIDS Day observed annually Dec. 1.